Ginny Ehrhart defeated Tom Gray in Tuesday’s Republican runoff. “I have specific, tangible solutions to some of the problems people are concerned about out here,” she said. “I think that’s how I differentiated myself in this race."

SPEAKING OF EHRHART, what to make of the race for his seat now that the veteran lawmaker is retiring and his wife, conservative Republican Ginny Ehrhart is running in his place against progressive Democrat Jen Slipakoff?
Around Town rang Kerwin Swint, director of KSU’s School of Government and International Affairs, for some answers. As it happens, Swint lives in west Cobb and knows the area well.
“That particular district is just so Republican. It’s very conservative, it’s economically conservative definitely and still, even in 2018, still mostly social conservative. You have a hard time seeing how a Democrat could possibly be competitive there. So I start off from that standpoint that it’s just a really Republican-friendly district to start with. I think that’s the biggest factor,” Swint said.
So the odds on favorite, it would appear, is Ginny Ehrhart.
“I would agree,” Swint said.

“My interest in protecting families and preserving our way of life has always motivated me, but my service until now has been directed to my family and within my own sphere of influence,” Ginny Ehrhart said. “I have always followed politics, and now I have the time and opportunity to make my service count for my neighbors in west Cobb and across the state. As a state representative, my goal is to impact the Legislature in a way that ensures the lives of all Georgians will be more positive, productive and prosperous. I will work hard under the Gold Dome to make this a reality.”